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04-05-2007, 09:25 PM
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What is the difference between TaeKwanDo and Karate?
Can you explain the difference in these two martial arts? Include philosophy, physicality, contact etc?
Also, which would you recommend for a beginner?
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04-05-2007, 09:35 PM
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TaeKwon Do actually is karate (shotokan), imported to Korea. Your instructor will tell you of the 1000's of years of history of TKD in Koera, but it's a myth (for marketing).
However, there are tremendous differences.
TKD tends to focus on point-sparring, and also focuses on kicks and flexibility. It can be adapted to be a strong contact system (some very good MMA fighters - like Kimo - hasve TKD backgrounds), but the schools will focus on point, soft spaarring, and flexibility.
Karate is a broad term. Shotokan and Kyokushin emphasise power in kicks and punches (the "one punch - one kill" philosophy). Gojuryu uses chi more than the other styles.
For a beginner? Shotokan karate. Most forms of karate (and TKD) came from it, so you should start with it.
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